PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score – Pakistan take 158-run lead in 1st innings: Fawad Alam and Faheem Ashraf played knocks of 109 and 64 respectively on the second day, while Yasir Shah smashed unbeaten 38 on Day 3 of the opening Test against South Africa as Pakistan (378/10) took a 158-run lead in the first innings at the National Stadium in Karachi on Thursday.
14:45 pm IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 26 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 24.29 | |
| Dean Elgar | 29 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 64.44 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 11 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 1, nb 2, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 69/1 (34.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | F du Plessis, T Bavuma, Q de Kock, GF Linde, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, A Nortje, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Hasan Ali | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2.87 |
| Nauman Ali | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Yasir Shah | 11.3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.95 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | 1-48 | 16.1 |
14:15 pm IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
Markram, der Dussen steady South Africa’s innings after Elgar’s departure. However, Proteas are still trailing by 94 runs.
13:35 pm IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
OUT! Yasir Shah removes Dean Elgar to put Pakistan in front. Elgar tries to sweep. Bottom-edged onto the pad, the ball pops up, and Rizwan has to dive full-length in front, and takes a catch from outside the popping crease. Elgar c Rizwan b Yasir Shah 29(45) [4s-4]
49/1 (17.1 ov)
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13:20 pm IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
Dean Elgar survives injury scare after delivery from Afridi spits up from back of a length to smash him on the glove. Elgar looked in quite a bit of pain as he was attended by the physio after which the opener continues to bat.
12:40 pm IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
LUNCH BREAK: South Africa re off to a good start courtesy a sensible batting by Markram and Elgar. 37/0 (12 ov)
11:50 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar come out to open for South Africa as Shaheen Afridi opens the attack for Pakistan.
11:35 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
OUT! Maharaj removes Nauman and that’s the end of Pakistan’s solid innings. Nauman Ali lbw b Maharaj 24(49) [4s-3]
378/10 (119.2 ov) lead by 158 runs
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Butt | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 | |
| Abid Ali | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Azhar Ali | 51 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 33.77 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23.33 | |
| Shaheen Afridi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Fawad Alam | 109 | 245 | 9 | 2 | 44.48 | |
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 33 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 55.93 | |
| Faheem Ashraf | 64 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 76.19 | |
| Hasan Ali | 21 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 63.63 | |
| Nauman Ali | 24 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 48.97 | |
| Yasir Shah | 38 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 102.70 | |
| Extra | 18 (b 1, w 0, nb 10, lb 7) | |||||
| Total | 378/10 (119.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 27 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 2.59 |
| Anrich Nortje | 27 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 3.88 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 17 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 3.35 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 32.2 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 2.78 |
| George Linde | 13 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Abid Ali | 1-5 | 4.1 |
| Imran Butt | 2-15 | 6.4 |
| Babar Azam | 3-26 | 15.3 |
| S Afridi | 4-27 | 16.2 |
| Azhar Ali | 5-121 | 53.6 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 6-176 | 72.3 |
| Fawad Alam | 7-278 | 97.5 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 8-295 | 100.6 |
| Hasan Ali | 9-323 | 108.5 |
| Nauman Ali | 10-378 | 119.2 |
11:15 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
Yasir Shah is on a rampage mode as he is dealing in boundaries currently. Meanwhile, Pakistan have taken 150-plus run lead.
10:45 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
10:40 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
OUT! Bowled! Rabada strikes early on day 3 to remove Hasan Ali. Wicket number 200 for the South African pacer.
10:35 am IST: PAK vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Live Score
Pakistan take the 100-plus run lead.
At stumps on day two, Pakistan’s score read 308/8 with Hasan Ali (11*) and Nauman Ali (6*) still at the crease. The hosts have extended their lead to 88 over the Proteas with two wickets in the bag. Resuming day two on 33/4, Azhar Ali and Alam negated the first session with precision. Both batters kept the Proteas bowlers at bay, and they did not play any rash shot on a pitch that started misbehaving from the second day. The duo scored 71 runs in the first session, taking the score to 104/4 with Ali and Alam unbeaten on 38 and 39 respectively.
In the second session, both Ali and Alam started from where they left and the course of play also saw Ali registering his half-century. But soon after reaching the milestone, Ali (51) was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj and this ended the 94-run stand between both batters, reducing Pakistan to 121/5. Mohammad Rizwan then joined Alam in the middle and the duo ensured that Pakistan did not lose wickets in a cluster.
However, right on the cusp of the tea break, South Africa got the wicket of Rizwan (33) after Lungi Ngidi rose to the occasion. This wicket ended Rizwan and Alam’s 55-run stand. At the tea interval, Pakistan’s score read 178/6, still trailing Proteas by 42 runs.